TERM 3 Week 4

GOOD COUNSEL

PRIMARY SCHOOL

6TH AUGUST, 2019

Dear Parents/Carers,

25 years; a quarter of a century celebration

is a long time in anyone’s life. This

milestone was celebrated by three of our

staff last Friday as part of Catholic

Education Week. Mrs Lorraine

Naqicatabua, Mrs Sue Ah Shay and Mrs

Lynne Guli have serviced the Diocese of

Cairns and had a positive affect on so

many children’s lives for 25 years. They

received a special gift and letter of

congratulations from the Director - Mr Bill

Dixon. The students loved the slide show

especially seeing how clothing, school

uniforms and hair styles had changed over

the years. Congratulations ladies!

Last week Mrs Leigh Onaindia was

announced as a nominee for the Docemus

Awards, recognising outstanding work as a

School Officer. Leigh was nominated by

Good Counsel College and Good Counsel

Primary School. Well done Leigh on your

well deserved nomination.

Please take the time to read the attached

letter from Mr Ian Davis (Deputy Executive

Director) regarding my Principal’s

Appraisal and how to complete the survey

on the link provided. Apologies for the

survey overload at present but this will be

the last for awhile.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/

lkennyappraisalparent2019

You may have noticed several builders

measuring up around the prep area over

the past week. We are finally into the

‘tender stage’ of our three storey building

with works to begin over the coming

months.

secretary@gcps.qld.edu.au

www.gcps.qld edu.au

Ph: 07 4061 2994

Fax: 07 4061 2271

OFFICE HOURS

8:00 AM—3:20PM

WED 07 AUG - LINDA CROATTO FRI 09 AUG - LINDA CROATTO MON 12 AUG - LINDA CROATTO

PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL TUCKSHOP ORDERS ARE WRITTEN OUT ON A PAPER BAG WITH AMOUNT OF MONEY ENCLOSED & CLEARLY NAMED.

Regular times for sale of uniforms are: MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY

8:00—8:30am and 11:00am—12:30pm

TUCKSHOP

Page 2—The Life of the School

DIARY DATES TERM 3

Mon 15 Jul - Fri 20 Sep

TUE 6 AUG P&F MEETING

7.00PM THEATRETTE

WED 14 AUG UNDER 8’S DAY

PREP - YR 2

MON 19 - FRI 23 AUG BOOK WEEK

TUE 20 AUG BOOK CHARACTER

DRESS UP

FRI 23 AUG PRE-PREP #1

MON 26 AUG MAGGIE DENT

SEE PAGE 4 FOR TIMES

The works will include an upgrade to the

Prep HS room (extending the floor area);

massive undercroft and work room for

Prep; level two Science and Tech Centre

and the top floor will be classroom space.

Additional works will include a Queensland

Fire upgrade with pump station; lifting the

floor heights and hand rails on the senior

verandahs and a new three tier lift. These

are exciting times, however with any

building/construction works we will have

some disruption to parking/access and use

of the Prep playground while building is

taking place. I have included a copy of the

new design looking from the prep carpark.

If you know of any students who are of

Prep age 2020 and thinking of attending

Good Counsel Primary School next year,

please ask their parents to complete an

Online Enrolment Application or contact the

School Office as final interviews are taking

place this term. Pre-Prep sessions begin

on Friday 23 August and our first Pre-Prep

Parent Information Night is on Wednesday

21 August at 6.30pm.

Lids 4 Kids collects the lids for

Envision, an Australian not-for

-profit organisation that uses

3D printers to make mobility

aids for child amputees.

Please help Good Counsel

Primary School collect plastic

lids to help children in need.

Regards Liam

TERM FEES Term 3 fees have now been

issued. Please make payment

as soon as possible. Please be

mindful and check your emails

to ensure delivery of your fee statement.

A reminder that every family will receive a fee

statement regardless of payment arrangements

or concessions, to keep you informed of your

current balance.

Please be aware for direct deposits into the

school’s bank account it is imperative to use

your 973……… Reference located at the

bottom of your invoice to ensure that monies

are credited against the correct account and

not delay payments. Also, please email

remittance to avoid payments being

overlooked.

MON 26 AUGUST

MAGGIE DENT -

(Parent Educator)

1-3pm - GCPS Theatrette

9 Things About Parenting

Focus on children 0-6yrs

7-9pm - GCC/GCP Combined

Anxiety in Students Prep—Yr 12

Venue to be advised

Book Character Parade -Tuesday 20 August, 8.30am

Come dressed as your favourite book character. Reuse and recycle materials from around your home.

If possible bring the book along.

LAP RUNNING

Every Wednesday morning

until the end of Term.

8.00am on the oval.

Students to bring spare clothes

and shoes to run in (especially if

it’s raining).

Goal is to see how far we can run

around Australia by the end of

the term.

St Mary of the Cross Prayer Assembly...

Thank you 5GS for the presentation celebrating the life of St Mary of the

Cross (Feast Day 8 August)—declared Australia's first Catholic saint and

canonised on October 17, 2010 at Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome by Pope

Benedict XVI. The Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, often called

the "Josephites" or "Brown Joeys", were founded in Penola, South

Australia, in 1866 by Mary MacKillop and the Rev. Julian Tenison Woods.

Members of the congregation use the postnominal initials RSJ

(Religious Sisters of St Joseph). Thank you students and Mrs Genevieve

Sugars for the preparation.

Sacrament of First Eucharist Retreat..

Thank you Mrs Rosemarie Pensini for her support of the

Retreat on Sunday 11 August, commencing with Mass at

9:00am—children please remember pencil cases and

lunch. We keep the students in our prayers as they

make their preparations for the Sacrament of First

Eucharist which will be received on the weekend of 24/25

August, following on from the Sacrament of Confirmation

on Monday 19 August at 7:00pm in Mother of Good

Counsel Church.

Yours in Catholic Education— Maria Caltabiano—Mrs C

Life of the School...

PERSISTENCE

Ryan Forsyth

Dallas Stephenson

Cody McElhinney

Sophie Horsford

Peter Deness

Audrina De Sabbata

Noah Juhas

Ryan Williams

Emileeya Solowiej

Lucian Di Carlo

Dexter Bartolo-Solares

GETTING ALONG

Ethan Richter

Cameron Barnes

Ashton Vecchio

EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE

Arianna Galvin

Karleigh Costa

ORGANISATION

Christian Jordan

Georgia Grant

Noah Kirkman

Ella Borg

Savannah Brincat

Mackenzie Lyons

Lydia Ungil

Meg Hurney

CONFIDENCE

Sophie Zadelj

Aria Di Palma

Mikayla Morales

Julia Yang

ALL KEYS

Cecilia Loh

Trinity Lee

Dallas Kassiotes

Oliver Nutting

Ayden Edgerton

SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING AWARDS WK 3

TERM 3

Tue 6.08 P&F Meeting 7:00pm Theatrette

Fri 9.08 Mini Vinnies Prayer Assembly

Mon 12.08 Visiting Author Aleesha Darlinson

Wed 14.08 Under 8’s Day Prep, Yr 1 & Yr 2

Thu 15.08 Feast of the Assumption Mass

9:00pm MoGC Church

Fri 16.08 Yr 1 Prayer Assembly

6:30pm P&F Meet & Greet BBQ

7:00pm Student Council Disco

Mon 19.08 Yr 3 Johnstone Landcare Excursion

Mon 19—Thu 22.08 Book Week

Tue 20.08 Book Character Parade 8:30am

Thu 22.08 Yr 2 Mill/Etty Bay Excursion

Fri 23.08 4DP Sacrament of First Eucharist

Prayer Assembly

Pre-Prep Day #1

Mon 26.08 Maggie Dent 1:00-3:00pm

Parents Prep—Yr 2

Maggie Dent 7:00—9:00pm GCC

Tue 27.08 Cinderella Spinderella Shire Hall

Prep-Yr 1 10:00am

Fri 30.08 Father’s Day Assembly

Pre-Prep Day #2

Wed 4.09 Yr 1 Villanova Excursion

Fri 6.09 Student Council Prayer Assembly

Pre-Prep Day #3

Fri 13.09 Pre-Prep Day #4

5GS Class Mass 9:45am

Wed18.09 Bike Safety Prep, Yr 1 & Yr 2

Fri 20.09 Term 3 ends

TERM BREAK

Mon 7.10 QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

TERM 4

Tue 8.10 Term 4 commences

Mon 21.10 Pupil Free Day

25 Years Congratulations...

Fabulous milestone enjoyed by Mrs Lorraine Naqicatabua,

Mrs Lynne Guli and Mrs Sue Ah Shay. Some Mary MacKillop

quotes that personify their longevity in education:

We are but travellers here.

We have much for which to be thankful.

Find happiness making other people happy.

Be calm and full of hope.

25 July 2019 Dear Staff, Parents and Caregivers of Good Counsel Primary School Innisfail During the 4th year of a principal’s five-year appointment, principals in the Diocese of Cairns are required to undertake an appraisal. This process is designed to review performance in nominated aspects of leadership and management and provide affirmation and feedback regarding quality and effectiveness of their work. Mr Liam Kenny Principal Good Counsel Primary School Innisfail is now due to undertake this appraisal process. The process will gain feedback from this community via a questionnaire and/or a face-to-face meeting with a visiting panel. The appraisal process includes the following elements:

• A survey is prepared by Catholic Education Services – Diocese of Cairns. This survey is to be completed on-line.

• All families will be provided with the weblink to access the survey on-line. All staff members are invited to participate in the survey. All respondents are asked to use the weblink to complete the survey as directed.

• Families unable to access the survey online are able to collect a hardcopy of the survey from the school/college office.

• A summary report of the on-line surveys is prepared by Catholic Education Services based on the collated results.

• A Review Panel consisting of an Independent Chairperson, the Director School Effectiveness, a Peer Principal and the Manager School Operations is convened and will meet at the school to interview the Principal, the Parish Priest, staff members and any parents who may wish to be interviewed.

• The Independent Chairperson prepares a report for the Executive Director CES, Cairns. All information gathered by the panel is confidential and cannot be used for any purpose other than the Appraisal of the Principal. The Appraisal Panel Members will be Mr John O’Brien as Independent Chair, Ms Narelle Harney as Peer Principal, Mrs Lea Martin, Acting Director School Effectiveness and Mr Paul Cazzulino Director School Operations. Please contact me if further information is required about this process by telephone on 07 4050 9700. Yours faithfully

IAN DAVIS Deputy Executive Director